Our Band Could Be Your Life

Michael Azerrad · first published 2001 · ISBN 9780316787536

A collection of interconnected profiles charting thirteen American indie rock bands from 1981 through 1991, including Sonic Youth, Black Flag, the Replacements, Hüsker Dü, Mission of Burma, and others who built the underground before Seattle crested. Azerrad documents their record labels, DIY ethics, touring strategies, and the networks that sustained them outside the major label system.